David Zaslav should be sending a fruit basket right about now to Comcast boss Mike Cavanagh.
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It certainly turned out that way for Rovner.
He has now been promoted to Chairman, NBCUniversal Media Group.
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What does that mean for the rest of the leadership team?
There is one outstanding question on the unscripted side.
Rachel Smith, who has overseen a number ofThe Real Housewivesshows,recently took over on an interim basis.
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One source said Rovner was hampered by such numbers.
The biggest challenge is to tell audiences that our shows exist.
We are all fighting for eyeballs and audiences.
She was also aware of the damage of short-term thinking when it came to streaming.
Rovner has been subject of rumors of her departure for months, if not longer.
Shell is believed to have once asked her Are you in or are you out?.
That could be either corporate word salad or a hint that Langley could bring film and TV closer together.
AFast & Furioustelevision series?
PersuadingOppenheimerdirector Christopher Nolan to do a television series?
Then, theres also the question of the10 p.m. slot on NBC.
NBC has Nkechi Okoro CarrollsFound; Jesse L. Martin-frontedThe Irrational; and comediesExtendedFamily, starring Jon Cryer, andSt.
Denis Medical,from Justin Spitzer, coming next season.
Cavanaghs move, meanwhile, is likely to be only the first of many.
